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Detailing the natural and human history of Rapa Nui - more commonly known as Easter Island - this collection of poems and photographs links together the ancient inhabitants of the most isolated, inhabited spot on earth with common concerns and hopes of the present.

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“A major accomplishment from one of America’s most radical poet-citizens . . . Randall’s own photographs which thread the collection are powerful and stunning reclamations as well. Brava!” —Anne Waldman, The Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics, Naropa University

“Breathtaking . . . a kinetic, truly complex work of art.” —Jerome Rothenberg, author, Traditions of the Sacred

“Mystery, resistance, and grace haunt these pages. It is a pleasure . . . to travel these pages because the reader can be sure that the path is not without beauty. Margaret Randall is a rare poet—a seasoned historian who has not forgotten the primacy of the imagination.” —Akilah Oliver, author, The She Said Dialogues: Flesh Memory

“Margaret Randall writes poems of sympathy, intelligence, and witness . . . the full specificity of what the poem can do today.” —Samuel R. Delany, author, Dark Reflections

Their Backs to the Sea Poems and Photographs

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      Publisher: Wings Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/09/2009
      ISBN13: 9780916727611, 978-0916727611
      ISBN10: 0916727610
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Detailing the natural and human history of Rapa Nui - more commonly known as Easter Island - this collection of poems and photographs links together the ancient inhabitants of the most isolated, inhabited spot on earth with common concerns and hopes of the present.

      Trade Review
      “A major accomplishment from one of America’s most radical poet-citizens . . . Randall’s own photographs which thread the collection are powerful and stunning reclamations as well. Brava!” —Anne Waldman, The Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics, Naropa University

      “Breathtaking . . . a kinetic, truly complex work of art.” —Jerome Rothenberg, author, Traditions of the Sacred

      “Mystery, resistance, and grace haunt these pages. It is a pleasure . . . to travel these pages because the reader can be sure that the path is not without beauty. Margaret Randall is a rare poet—a seasoned historian who has not forgotten the primacy of the imagination.” —Akilah Oliver, author, The She Said Dialogues: Flesh Memory

      “Margaret Randall writes poems of sympathy, intelligence, and witness . . . the full specificity of what the poem can do today.” —Samuel R. Delany, author, Dark Reflections

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